Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD - Bellefontaine, Ohio - 5 December 1968
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A 19-year-old witness reported a UFO sighting in Bellefontaine, Ohio, on December 5, 1968. The military investigation deemed the report unreliable due to witness contradictions and lack of corroborating evidence.
This document is a Project 10073 record concerning a UFO sighting reported on December 5, 1968, in Bellefontaine, Ohio. A 19-year-old assembly line worker reported observing a self-illuminating, bluish-white, circular object while driving his 1960 Chevrolet. The witness claimed the object, which he described as being the size of a grapefruit at a distance of two miles, moved east and then south, matching his speed and stopping when he stopped. He also reported a high-pitched humming sound. The witness later claimed to have had a similar experience in April 1968. The investigation, conducted by the 664th and coordinated with Wright-Patterson AFB, found the witness's account to be unreliable due to multiple contradictions, including his initial claim that the sky was clear of air traffic, which he later retracted. Indianapolis ARTCC confirmed no unusual air traffic was observed in the area. Consequently, the military concluded that further investigation was unnecessary.
The results of our investigation, while not specifically identifying the object, seem to indicate that, due to the nature of the sighting and the information supplied by the informant, further investigation is unnecessary.
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Official Assessment
Other (UNRELIABLE REPORT). Investigating officer did not feel the report was reliable.
The witness contradicted himself regarding air traffic and his own history of sightings. The investigation concluded that further investigation was unnecessary.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Airstream Manufacturing Co.
Key Persons
- J.A. BoothSSgt, received initial report
- Donald E. Waddell, IIILt., UFO Officer for the 664th
- JonesSgt, FTD Wright-Patterson AFB